Total Crime Rate
102.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Matthews Road area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 396th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Matthews Road (SW2 1NL) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Matthews Road (SW2 1NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Saviour'S Road, where police recorded 155 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brixton Acre Lane| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brixton Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baytree Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baytree Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baytree Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Helix Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Helix Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beverstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Appach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cossar Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cossar Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dray Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dray Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baytree Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baytree Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dray Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brixton Hill | Under investigation |
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